Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] than [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Interestingly , pretreatment with L-NAME resulted in a shift to the left of the dose-response curve , as CCK-8 induced higher pressure responses in animals given L-NAME than in saline controls . |
| 2 | And he said well he should know better than to blah blah blah |
| 3 | Sales results , however , take longer to come through than for Savings . |
| 4 | Lisa B looks older than in person , more sophisticated and completely au fait with the eye of the camera . |
| 5 | The same points can also be made in the context of assessment of needs other than for the GRE . |
| 6 | It makes no sense for two such complex systems of financial support to attempt to meet the same needs other than in the most exceptional circumstances . |
| 7 | The bidding process is conducted in secrecy ; bidders are not told the identity of other bidders ; and information on bids received is not discharged other than to the vendor . |
| 8 | The most important defence is trading other than with a view to making a profit or avoiding a loss . |
| 9 | Injuries in war and disasters provide numerous anecdotes of the anaesthetic effects of shock ; a doctor in the aftermath of London 's Clapham rail crash of 1988 reported having treated several victims lying or sitting by the track in a state of bewilderment and oblivious of serious wounds ; in one case an ankle was completely severed other than for a few shreds of flesh . |
| 10 | Long memories are rare in a fashion world where thoughts are more concentrated on what 's happening next than on the past . |
| 11 | Apart from any other considerations , it was , in fact , during Margaret Thatcher 's period as Education Secretary ( 1970-74 ) that more schools became comprehensive than at any other time either before or since . |
| 12 | In August 1869 he wrote to his mother : " I have never felt happier than during the last few days . |
| 13 | ONE reason Boris Yeltsin did so well in the referendum on April 25th is that the Russian economy is looking better than at any time since reform began . |
| 14 | The slightly higher RNR levels for elderly married couples and for men living alone than for women living alone are because the women have less income from paid employment and from occupational pensions . |
| 15 | Prescriptions for men cost more than for women aged between 25 and 84 years . |
| 16 | You will need the who-dun-it tug more than in some other forms of crime fiction , and the murder situation in which you have involved the hero of your comic novel ought to be a serious one , otherwise the whole enterprise will seem merely frivolous an you will risk readers dropping out . |
| 17 | By mid-1989 the centre in British politics , split between the renamed ‘ Democrats ’ , the remaining Social Democrats , and ‘ green ’ environmentalists , seemed weaker than at any time since the leadership of the old Liberals by Jo Grimond at the time of ‘ Orpington man ’ in the early 1960s . |
| 18 | They found him in robust mood , " his morale seemed higher than at Eighth Army HQ " and he seemed confident that he could " maintain " the " uneasy position " in Venezia Giulia " for several weeks if necessary , while negotiations proceed and decisions are taken on a government level " . |
| 19 | But I am less sure whether the bigger houses , with their established markets , benefit other than in terms of public relations . |
| 20 | While the Boat Race fans are on the Thames towpath here , the soccer supporters will be out on the terraces this Easter , and no-one will be shouting louder than at the County ground , where Swindon are taking on West Bromwich Albion . |
| 21 | Where a bankruptcy order has been made other than on the debtor 's petition , the bankrupt must submit to the official receiver a statement of his affairs within twenty-one days of the bankruptcy order or within such longer period as the official receiver may allow ( s 288(1) and ( 3 ) ) or the court may allow ( r 6.62 ) . |
| 22 | ( 1 ) In all the circumstances is it more appropriate that a court of the country to which a child has been wrongfully removed or in which it is being wrongfully retained ( country B ) ’ — in this case one can say England — ‘ should reach decisions and make orders with a view to its welfare or is it more appropriate that this should be done by a court of the country from which it was removed or to which its return has been wrongfully prevented ( [ Australia ] ) ? ( 2 ) If , but only if , the answer to the first question is that the court of [ England ] is the more appropriate court , should that court give any consideration whatsoever to what further orders should be made other than for the immediate return of the child to [ Australia ] and for ensuring its welfare pending the resumption or assumption of jurisdiction by the courts of that country ? |
| 23 | If a defendant wishes payment under the counterclaim to be made other than at his address for service or to his solicitor he must give an address for payment " with appropriate reference details " . |
| 24 | Local authorities have a duty under Section 46 of the Public Health ( Control of Diseases ) Act 1984 , to arrange the burial or cremation of any person who has died in their area where it appears that no suitable arrangements can be made other than by the local authority . |
| 25 | Special provisions for applications made other than by individual natural persons : |
| 26 | A bare licence , which is one granted other than for valuable consideration , may be revoked at any time on the giving of reasonable notice . |
| 27 | There was no way their commitment could be met other than by a sale . |
| 28 | The dock company obtained planning permission to operate the dock as a commercial port , which can not sensibly be done other than on a 24-hour basis . |
| 29 | Bushes sagged loosely beneath it ; and the masonry at the crown of the arch showed paler than on either curve , as though it had been exposed to the air longer , perhaps concealed by the sheltering broom . |
| 30 | One royal source says : ‘ There is nothing she would like more than to be given away by Peter with Zara acting as a bridesmaid . ’ |